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Nikos Kotzias is asking for better conditions for substantive dialogue from Macedonia

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has appealed to the Macedonian Government to show better conditions for meaningful dialogue and the genuine ability to compromise. In a Christmas interview with the Greek newspaper "Agora", when asked the question what will the Greek government do the Macedonian...

Poposki – Kotzias: We will have to cross mountains to resolve the name dispute

The differences in the red lines over the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece remain, but both countries have decided to focus on cooperation and the things that bring the two countries together, rather than the problem that separates the two. This was the...

Poposki arrives in Athens tomorrow for an official visit

The Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, tomorrow arrives in Athens for an official meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias. This is Poposki's second visit to Athens, following his participation in the informal meeting of Ministers of the EU and candidate countries during the...

Popovski sets the ground for his visit to Greece with positive comments

The conditions for solving the name dispute are more mature now, according to the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Popovski. With less than five days before his visit to Athens and his meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias, Minister Popovski in an interview with the...

Greek Media: It smells of gunpowder in Idomeni

This morning tension and riots sparked up again it was reported Idomeni, the Greek-Macedonian border. After a group of economic migrants tried to break though trying to enter Macedonian territory Riots and tensions again this morning were reported in Idomeni the Greek-Macedonian border after a...

EU threatens Greece with exclusion from the Schengen zone

After threatening to leave the euro zone, Greece is facing warnings and threats of a possible exit of the Schengen zone. These Greek newspapers "Kathimerini" and "Proto Thema", reported that the Member States of the European Union (EU) have already began sending serious warnings...

Tusk: We all should remain calm, with cool heads

President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, called for calm after Turkey, a candidate for European Union membership, took down a Russian war jet on the Syrian border.   "In this dangerous moment, after the crash of the Russian plane, we all need to have cool...

Albania have raised there security level

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama had an emergency meeting where he urged all institutions to take additional measures to increase the level of security. Prime Minister Rama asked for additional security measures on vital facilities such as, border crossings, border patrols, military facilities, ports, airports,...

Мitov: The solution to the name dispute should not create additional problems for neighboring countries

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov believes that a potential solution for the name dispute between Greece and Macedonia must not be allowed to create problems with neighboring countries.  According to Mitov, Greece has the political will to find a solution over the dispute, but...

The European Union appeals for dialogue in Montenegro

The EU Delegation in Montenegro, expressed concern over clashes between police and demonstrators during protests in Podgorica and appealed for political dialogue to be restored. “We expect that the responsible authorities will investigate all incidents effectively and in accordance with the principles of the rule of...

Vucic: We do not hold it against Macedonia or Montenegro, but we won’t forget

The Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic voiced his unhappiness on Tuesday because of the support Macedonia and Montenegro gave to Kosovo with their recommendation for Kosovo's membership for UNESCO, but they are their own countries with their own policy. However, he added that Serbia...

Dacic: I am disappointed with Montenegro and Macedonia’s point of view

I am disappointed with Montenegro and Macedonia's point of view, they voted 'for' the admission of Kosovo to UNESCO at the meeting of the Executive Council of the organization, said Serbia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic on a morning television program on the...

More than 4,000 refugees have entered Slovenia after Hungary closed its border

Thousands of migrants in the past day and night, entered Slovenia at night between Friday and Saturday because Hungarian authorities closed their border with Croatia to stop the flow of refugees into their territory. The Refugee agency of the United Nations (UNHCR), stated that from...

Croatian Army prepares the construction of a winter camp for migrants

The Croatian Army have begun to prepare the ground in Slavonski Brod to build a winter camp for the migrants. Along side solid objects on the ground, there will also be tents with a capacity for 5,000 people. Trains packed with migrants arrive daily at...

Tsipras requires more assistance, facilitation and efficiency from the EU for the refugee crisis

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras criticized the European Union for the delay of resolving the refugee crisis. “The EU moves at such a slow rhythm, even though their decisions are in the right place”, stressed Prime Minister Tsipras after the emergency EU summit in Brussels, commenting...

Tsipras hopes things begin to move between Athens and Skopje

The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, hopes that measures to build confidence will help to speed up the process of resolving the name dispute. Speaking at the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), the Greek Prime Minister said that Greece is working to...

Alexis Tsiparis sworn in as new Prime Minister of Greece

Alexis Tsipras officially began his second term as Prime Minister. Tonight he is at the presidential palace in Athens, and is being sworn in as the new Prime Minister. The new composition of the coalition government SYRIZA - Independent Greeks are expected to be announced...

Polls in Greece suggest a narrow race for Parliament

Public opinion polling in Greece, taken three weeks before the early elections, show the race for Government will be very narrow and that the winner is not going to enjoy majority in parliament, which is going to be even more divided than the current...

West Balkans won against the EU – Gruevski scored two goals

  The West Balkan football team won against the EU team 4 to 2 in the match that took place in Vienna that was part of the program off the West Balkan Summit. The Prime Minister of Macedonia contributed to the win by scoring two goals...

Will SYRIZA split up following the new Memorandum’s vote?

The Greek government is on yet another crossroads. The casting of votes for the new package of measures will show how much support the Government lead by SYRIZA and Prime Minister Tsipras can enjoy from the party’s own rank. The leftist party has inched...